Is Amazon killing businesses around the country or enabling the creation and growth of new businesses — or could it be both? The company responded to charges that they are hollowing out traditional retailers and the communities they help sustain with a Small Business Impact Report. Previously Amazon has provided only a worldwide number for third-party sellers on their platform — more than two million — but the new study says there are “more than a million” US-based small- and medium-sized businesses sell through the site. Of those, over 300,000 just started selling on Amazon in 2017. And, going back […]